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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Notes: India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between Delhi and Meerut, is being designed by global mobility provider Alstom in Hyderabad and manufactured in Savli, Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the operation of RRTS trains, an administrative building has also been built in the depot, it said. The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) is establishing India’s first RRTS which is a rail-based, high-speed, high-frequency regional commuter transit system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first train is called Rapid Rail and will run from Modipuram via Begumpur Partapur to Sarai Kale Khan of Delhi. The second one is called Meerut Metro and will run from Modipuram via Begumpur to Partapur. The number of rapid rail trains will be up to 30, at a frequency of every 10 minutes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Designed at Alstom’s Hyderabad engineering centre and manufactured at Savli (Gujarat), these trains are 100% indigenous, in line with the government’s Make in India programme and Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s ambition.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is National Capital Region Transport Corporation. The very first trainset of India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation on 7 May 2022.